Mark Toettrup answers “Is the use of "mankind" a hint of what...”

Gabrielle asked this question about Shards of Earth (The Final Architecture, #1):

Is the use of "mankind" a hint of what will be women's and LGBTQ+'s place in the book?

Mark Toettrup You may want to actually try to read Adrian Tchaikovsky's book before you make silly accusations. You could perhaps read the first page where you will…moreYou may want to actually try to read Adrian Tchaikovsky's book before you make silly accusations. You could perhaps read the first page where you will find this: "She felt a wave of nebulous emotion. A clutch of loss mixed with the soaring nostalgia of When We Were Heroes. She’d been twenty-five and had never seen anything more than a skirmish before. There had been Castigar warrior-caste members spoiling for a fight; Hannilambra merchant venturers, humans from every corner of the Colonies. And there had been a special weapon too. Four men, three women, one nonbinary."(less)

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